I wouldn’t conclude that none of what he muses can come to pass but it was definitely tongue in cheek. Remember we’ve had objection to The Masters, the word niggardly, the absurdity of much of identity politics and the extreme allegations of cultural appropriation.
The Washington Code Talkers?
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https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29486319/accept-your-mistakes
Mavericks' Mark Cuban to Washington owner Dan Snyder: Accept your mistakes
As another high-profile owner of a professional sports team, the Dallas Mavericks' Mark Cuban has this advice for Washington's Dan Snyder: Accept your mistakes.
Cuban was responding to Thursday's report in The Washington Post in which 15 women made allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic workplace culture within the Washington NFL franchise from 2006 to 2019. On his SiriusXM Radio show, the Mavericks owner made a public call for Snyder and his top staffers to show accountability for what has happened.
"If you know Dan Snyder, if you're involved with the Redskins, if you connect to them, tell Dan and tell his senior management you've got to just recognize what you did right and what you did wrong," Cuban said. "You have to accept the mistakes you made. That's painful. I made a lot of mistakes. And that's the only way this is going to get resolved."
Snyder vows culture change amid allegations
In February 2018, Sports Illustrated reported on "a corporate culture rife with misogyny and predatory sexual behavior" that spanned decades in the Mavericks' organization, including numerous allegations against former CEO and president Terdema Ussery, who left the team in 2015.
Cuban issued public apologies and agreed to contribute $10 million to women's organizations. He did not face discipline from the NBA, which investigated the allegations and said Cuban did not pay enough attention to the business culture within his organization.
Snyder responded to the Post story twice Friday, first in a statement and then in a letter to Washington employees, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
In the letter, the Snyders apologized on behalf of the team and asked for everybody's help "to build a better organizational culture."
"We need to get better and the time is now," the letter from the Snyders said.
Snyder has hired Washington, D.C., law firm Wilkinson Walsh to conduct an independent review of team policies, culture and allegations of workplace misconduct. The NFL said in a statement that it will meet with lawyers after the investigation is complete and will act based on the findings.
On his radio show Friday, Cuban reflected on when he first heard about the allegations against his team.
"Literally, I started crying," Cuban said. "I was so upset."
Mavericks' Mark Cuban to Washington owner Dan Snyder: Accept your mistakes
- ESPN
As another high-profile owner of a professional sports team, the Dallas Mavericks' Mark Cuban has this advice for Washington's Dan Snyder: Accept your mistakes.
Cuban was responding to Thursday's report in The Washington Post in which 15 women made allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic workplace culture within the Washington NFL franchise from 2006 to 2019. On his SiriusXM Radio show, the Mavericks owner made a public call for Snyder and his top staffers to show accountability for what has happened.
"If you know Dan Snyder, if you're involved with the Redskins, if you connect to them, tell Dan and tell his senior management you've got to just recognize what you did right and what you did wrong," Cuban said. "You have to accept the mistakes you made. That's painful. I made a lot of mistakes. And that's the only way this is going to get resolved."
Snyder vows culture change amid allegations
In February 2018, Sports Illustrated reported on "a corporate culture rife with misogyny and predatory sexual behavior" that spanned decades in the Mavericks' organization, including numerous allegations against former CEO and president Terdema Ussery, who left the team in 2015.
Cuban issued public apologies and agreed to contribute $10 million to women's organizations. He did not face discipline from the NBA, which investigated the allegations and said Cuban did not pay enough attention to the business culture within his organization.
Snyder responded to the Post story twice Friday, first in a statement and then in a letter to Washington employees, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
In the letter, the Snyders apologized on behalf of the team and asked for everybody's help "to build a better organizational culture."
"We need to get better and the time is now," the letter from the Snyders said.
Snyder has hired Washington, D.C., law firm Wilkinson Walsh to conduct an independent review of team policies, culture and allegations of workplace misconduct. The NFL said in a statement that it will meet with lawyers after the investigation is complete and will act based on the findings.
On his radio show Friday, Cuban reflected on when he first heard about the allegations against his team.
"Literally, I started crying," Cuban said. "I was so upset."
Why?
How about taking the Indian off the Land o Lakes butter?
No more Dixie Chicks. Just the Chicks. Lady Antebellum is now just Lady A. Don’t think this has become thoroughly cretinous?
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anon_ezos2e9wn1ob0
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Time to cancel the country Niger in west Africa. I CAN'T believe those white supremacists kept a whole country named that way.
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you knooooooow guys like the lovely ones above are just itching for ANY excuse to the say the n-word. Look at the obsessing over it. They can't wait for some reason...any reason.
Be that as it may, it’s still peculiar how the word is still widely used within the black community. Are there any examples of that with other words used within other groups? Right or wrong, it is kind of odd.
In today’s world I think it’s probably more acceptable to use the ethnic slurs on your “ own kind” . Italians calling each other Wops, Poles - Pollacks, Irish - Micks. Germans-Krauts. But if outsiders use it, it’s more offensive perhaps. And you don’t even hear much of that these days.
Don’t know if it applies to the newer immigrant groups like Koreans, Indians, Hispanics etc.
What a surprise, this board's resident psycho chimes in with a divisive attack and the thread gets moved.
Sure...think the f word with the gay community. Both the black & gay communities would tell you it's all about reclaiming the word and re-directing the ugly power it formerly had. Gays generally use their word still in a similar way as it was used as an insult, but that's a newer development anyway, as it's common use by the general public only ended in the last decade. But the black community uses their word with no racism attached generally.
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anon_ezos2e9wn1ob0
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This makes zero sense. If a word is demeaning it shouldn't get special use by one group. Seems like a lame excuse for saying a terrible word. I don't see the mentally challenged community using the abhorrent R word.
Well maybe the black community should rethink that. If people want more respect and to be treated equally, using words like that make them (no matter what color they are) look really bad. It's not a nice word and the black community should be leading the charge to stop using that word. If people are so offended by statues and former slave owners 200 years ago and Aunt Jemima, they should be WAY more offended by members of their own community using the N word everyday. Just common sense but everyone is afraid to say it because they will be labeled racist or told they don't understand black culture or rap culture. It's ignorant, offensive, divisive and simply wrong to use the word. That word is far more offensive than most statues or names of organizations being changed or products like Aunt Jemima. Let's call it what it is instead of making up lame excuses like your post above. Reclaiming the word??? No racism attached to word??? Sounds more like the community will never stop using the word so let's put some lipstick on the excuse for it and say no one else understands. If we want to root out racism towards the black community, using that word should simply be off limits for anyone who understands its history.
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